Alors que Jeremiah est absent, Kurdy voit un jour arriver un certain Stonebridge, une vieille connaissance qui lui propose un travail bien rémunéré en tant que "recruteur" dans un laboratoire. En effet Stonebridge dirige une troupe d'hommes qui sont sensés récupérer des jeunes afin de servir de cobaye, le docteur qui dirige les lieux extrait le fluide vital des corps de ces "victimes" pour le revendre à de riches clients afin qu'ils puissent conserver leur jeunesse. Cependant Kurdy se rend très vite compte qu'il est lui aussi amené là pour servir de cobaye... Jeremiah va venir aider son ami et tenter de démanteler cet odieux trafic.
Hermann was born in 1938 in Bévercé (now a part of Malmedy) in Liège Province. After studying to become a furniture maker and working as interior architect, Hermann made his debut as comic book artist in 1964 in the comics magazine Spirou with a four page story. Greg noticed his talent and offered him to work for his studio. In 1966, he began illustrating the Bernard Prince series written by Greg, published in the comic magazine Tintin periodical. In 1969, also in collaboration with Greg, he began the western series Comanche. This appeared at the same time as other western series such as Blueberry. Hermann began writing his own stories in 1977, starting the post-apocalyptic Jeremiah series, which is still produced today. In the same period, he also made three albums of Nick, inspired by Little Nemo in Slumberland, for Spirou.[1] In 1983 he began a new series, Les Tours de Bois-Maury, which is set in the Middle Ages and is less focused on action than his other works. Hermann has also created many non-series graphic novels sometimes together with his son Yves H. One of them, Lune de Guerre, with a story by Jean Van Hamme, was later filmed as The Wedding Party by Dominique Deruddere.[2] Hermann is characterized by a realistic style and stories that are both somber and angry, with a sense of disillusion with regards to the human character in general, and current society more specifically.
Afgelopen jaar was het in het nieuws: rijken laten zich in Amerika bloedtransfusies toedienen met het bloed van gezonde jongeren als verjongingskuur. Toeval of is Hermann een visionair, want dit album werd gepubliceerd in 1980. In dit verhaal zijn de donoren wel geen vrijwilligers.
Jeremiah is zijn naïviteit ondertussen verloren en het cynisme van Kurdy Malloy wordt getemperd met de nodige humor.
Kurdy es visitado por Stonebridge, un viejo conocido mercenario que le ofrece un trabajo, Jeremiah se queda en casa cuidando a su tia Martha y a una mujer que viajaba con Stonebridge, Cheryl. Al llegar al consultorio, Kurdy encuentra todas las comodidades, pero al volver a pensar que lo ocntrataron para un trabajo y no para pasarla bien, empieza a dudar de la mision. Esta encerrado justo como una Cobaya.
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Cet album très axé science-fiction est vraiment très bon, et introduit un personnage récurrent de la série : Stone-B, un ancien compagnon de Kurdy qu'on recroisera parfois...
Sur fond de manipulations médicales, on a une critique sévère du jeunisme et du culte du beau, agrémenté d'une exploitation des plus pauvres par les plus riches... Réellement effrayant. Un excellent album !